SS Test D

A special election is an election in which ________.

• voters choose who will govern the city, state, or country

• voters reject or approve new laws

• voters fill offices that have become vacant

• members of a political party choose their candidates

Following the American Revolution, the borders of Canada were redrawn. Quebec was divided based on ______.

• religion

• language

• environment

• race

__________, who supported equal representation for each state, proposed the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention.

• William Patterson

• Edmund Randolph

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

What is the world's most popular religion?

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

How can citizens participate in the democratic process?

• voting in elections

• running for office

• protesting a proposed law

• all of the above

Why was the Bill of Rights created?

• to declare war against foreign nations

• to protect the rights of citizens

• to establish a federal government

• to limit the powers of the states

Direct democracy gave way to representative democracy in roughly what century?

• 13th century

• 15th century

• 18th century

• 20th century

Who was elected leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Who is the current US attorney general?

• Antony Blinken

• Lloyd Austin

• Merrick Garland

• John Roberts

Mestizo is the largest ethnic group in ________.

• East Asia

• Europe

• the Caribbean Islands

• Central America